Nicaragua
- Language
- Spanish
- Anthem
- Salve a ti, Nicaragua
- Duration
- 0:56
- Status
- Today, “Salve a ti, Nicaragua” continues to serve as Nicaragua's national anthem, featuring the 1918 arrangement and 1939 lyrics.
Nicaragua National Anthem History
Salve a ti, Nicaragua
Nicaragua's national anthem, "Salve a ti, Nicaragua," utilizes a melody dating back to an 18th-century Spanish liturgical anthem. After decades of political upheaval led to various anthems, the original melody was reinstated in 1918, with official lyrics adopted in 1939.
Nicaragua
Salve a ti, Nicaragua
History timeline
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c. 1821
The ancient Spanish liturgical melody was brought to Nicaragua.
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1835-1837
The wordless melody was first declared Nicaragua’s official national anthem.
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1876-1910
The anthem was temporarily replaced multiple times by other songs amid political changes.
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1918
The original melody was reinstated, newly arranged by Luis Abraham Delgadillo, after being recreated from memory.
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1939
Salomón Ibarra Mayorga's lyrics, emphasizing peace and work, were officially adopted via a contest.
When the original melody was reinstated in the early 20th century, it had to be recreated from memory as no written record of the music could be found.